Monthly Archives: December 2023
Biden: Israel losing world support, must embrace two-state solution
Speaking at a fundraising event on Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden said that Israel was losing the world’s support in its war against Hamas, and that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu needed to “change”...
Why the images of Hamas prisoners sparked outrage
I was poised to go on a live broadcast of WION, an English-language Indian television network, last week to discuss the war against Hamas. But before my turn to speak came, I was startled by...
Barak calls for Netanyahu’s ouster despite war raging
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak recently laid out his plans to oust the current premier, Benjamin Netanyahu, despite Israel's ongoing war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Barak's remarks were made during a six-minute interview, recorded...
Judea and Samaria leaders slam lack of security budget during fiery Knesset debate
Leaders of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria on Monday expressed outrage over the lack of funding for their security, claiming the Israeli government has failed to allocate "a single shekel" to protect the...
US Defense Secretary to visit Israel
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will arrive in Israel on Monday at the invitation of his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant, Ynet reported on Tuesday.
The visit comes amid reports that the Biden administration is pressuring Israel to shift tactics...
J Street lobbies against Israeli war on Hamas
The Oct. 7 Hamas massacres hit hard at communities where many of the residents were left of center. As a result even some of the usual anti-Israel types temporarily came around to the idea...
Hamas creates new terrorist group to destroy Lebanon
On Dec. 4, the Iran-backed Palestinian terror group Hamas announced the establishment of a new terrorist group in Lebanon with the goal of "liberating Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque." In the past two months, Hamas terrorists...
German prosecutor: Abbas’s ’50 Holocausts’ remarks constitute incitement
Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas's 2022 remarks downplaying the Holocaust constituted incitement to hatred under German law, Berlin's public prosecutor general said on Monday, adding that the P.A. leader likely enjoys immunity against the...
Two months on, still no word on elderly US woman wounded on Oct. 7
A pair of eyeglasses.
In 66 days, that is the only trace found of the 70-year-old American-Canadian teacher who was shot by Hamas terrorists when out for a walk with her husband on the grounds...
‘Are you guys aware how isolated you are?’ reporter asks State Dept, of UN...
Teeing up the first question at the U.S. State Department's Dec. 11 press briefing, Matt Lee noted that the United States vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on Friday calling for a ceasefire. And U.S. Secretary...